Nautica Metal Scrap B.V. supplies copper, aluminium, stainless and HMS ferrous scrap to UAE-based re-export traders, secondary smelters and fabricators. Material loads in Rotterdam under SGS or BV inspection and ships CIF Jebel Ali (Dubai) and Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi) in 16–20 days on weekly direct services.
Rotterdam Loading
SGS Inspection
MOQ 1× 20GP
CIF / FOB Global
The UAE is a strategic re-export hub for scrap metal feeding the broader GCC, East Africa and South Asia markets. Jebel Ali Free Zone hosts large-scale storage and consolidation operations. UAE-based traders source European-origin material, repackage or consolidate, and ship onward to Indian sub-continent, East African and Iranian buyers. The country also hosts growing secondary aluminium and rod-mill capacity domestically.
Copper: Millberry, Berry, Birch/Cliff and insulated wire to JAFZA traders and domestic rod producers. Aluminium: UBC, 6063 extrusion, Troma wheels, Taint/Tabor to JAFZA consolidators and Abu Dhabi smelters. Stainless: 304 and 316 solids to UAE fabricators and re-export buyers. HMS: container parcels to GCC steel mills via UAE consolidation.
UAE import is governed by Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and Federal Customs Authority. Most scrap imports clear under standard commercial channels with no mandatory pre-shipment inspection — but SGS, BV or Intertek PSI is universally requested by UAE buyers for downstream re-export to BIS/CCIC/TSE markets. Importers in JAFZA operate under free-zone licences.
Rotterdam → Jebel Ali (Dubai): direct weekly sailings on Maersk, MSC, CMA-CGM, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd — 16–20 days transit via Suez. Rotterdam → Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi): 18–22 days. Routing via Cape during Red Sea disruption adds 7–10 days. UAE is one of the fastest Europe-to-Gulf services.
20GP for non-ferrous (22–24 MT). 40HQ for UBC bales (~40 MT). Insulated wire in 20GP. UAE consolidators commonly take large multi-container parcels (10–30 boxes) for re-export onward shipping, qualifying for the tightest LME discount bands in our portfolio.
Commercial invoice, packing list, B/L, weight tickets, EUR.1 where applicable, Annex VII, SGS/BV/Intertek pre-shipment inspection certificate, XRF analysis. UAE Customs accepts standard commercial documentation; JAFZA free-zone import handled by buyer's freight forwarder under free-zone customs procedures.
Standard: 30% TT advance / 70% LC at sight from a first-class UAE bank (Emirates NBD, ADCB, Mashreq, FAB). Alternative: 100% LC at sight, or open account for long-standing UAE traders. USD-denominated invoices universal.
Rotterdam → Jebel Ali: 16–20 days; add 1–3 days customs and discharge; same-day to JAFZA storage. Total Rotterdam-to-JAFZA: typically 18–23 days. Onward shipping from JAFZA to Indian or East African buyers adds 7–14 days. UAE is one of the fastest Gulf delivery destinations.
Non-ferrous priced as LME 3M minus discount with relatively tight freight ($60–110/MT to Jebel Ali typical). UAE consolidators benefit from the best LME discount bands in our portfolio because of large monthly tonnage and fast freight. Many UAE buyers run frame contracts with named monthly tonnage and discount bands.
Send RFQ with grade, tonnage, destination (Jebel Ali / Khalifa) and payment terms. Nautica responds within 24 hours with a written CIF offer. UAE consolidators and re-export traders receive volume-discount proposals for monthly multi-container frame contracts.
To JAFZA traders and UAE rod producers
To JAFZA consolidators and Abu Dhabi smelters
To UAE fabricators and re-export
To granulator and re-export
Container parcels via UAE to GCC mills
Primary loading from Jebel Ali (Dubai), Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi), Hamriyah, Sharjah. Weekly container sailings to Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
Importers in this market typically combine cargo from our European copper scrap supplier and our UBC scrap supplier in the Netherlands, adding ferrous tonnage through our HMS scrap exporter when consolidating mixed shipments. Bare-bright wire buyers should request quotes through the Millberry copper exporter.
Contract pricing is set through our LME pricing center and explained step-by-step in how LME scrap pricing works. Shipping documents follow our European scrap export guide and the inspection workflow in our scrap metal inspection guide.
Neighbouring importer desks that may also fit this trade lane include scrap metal supplier for Malaysia, scrap metal supplier for Saudi Arabia, scrap metal supplier for Morocco, scrap metal supplier for Egypt and scrap metal supplier for South Africa.
Send your quantity, destination port and Incoterm. We reply with a CIF/FOB offer, full specification sheet and export documentation list.
Contact our sales team for competitive pricing, bulk orders, and customized solutions.MOQ: 25 MT | Monthly Capacity: 20,000 MT